Away for a While
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:18 pm
Hey everyone,
I don't want to depress anyone or be a downer, what with this being a gaming forum, but my wife, Mary, died on Monday, May 21, at 11:15 AM after a 2-year plus fight with cancer of an unknown primary at the age of 31. She was unafraid of dying and finally let go after her liver and kidneys failed. She did try to continue fighting as her blood pressure dropped, but I was told by the doctors that there was nothing more they could do. So, I whispered in her ear and told her to go. I said that Jesus our Savior would be waiting with open arms to tell her, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Her last words to me were "I love you".
Mary was told constantly by various friends and relatives that she was always an inspiration and even to friends of friends who didnt know her personally. She always just shrugged it off and said, "Well, Im glad that this has helped other people find Jesus." Thats really all she wanted -- to share with people the strength and faith that God gives to her. Although she was constantly battling the cancer, she remained steadfast in her beliefs and thats all she ever exuded.
I want to thank everyone here that posted their encouragements and promises of thoughts and prayers. Special thanks go to one Mr. Gary Gygax who consistently was the first person to respond to my emails sent out to those who wished to have updates on Mary's condition.
I am heartened knowing she is not suffering any longer and that she and her step-mom are on "the other shore", as the hymn says -- where they are most probably listening to Elvis sing "How Great Thou Art" and "Rock-a-hula Baby".
I look forward to rejoining the various fora that I visit in due time as my mom-in-law and son are still going to Toronto next week for a vacation, like my wife wished. I thank the Trolls for their various emails of sympathy and encouragement over the last 2 years. I look forward to more gaming with my family in the future as it is a social game that can allow all of us to gather and heal as one.
Happy gaming,
Michael Gross / Zudrak
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AD&D, Amish Dungeons & Dragons.
"Galstaff, ye are in a cornfield, when a moustachioed man approaches. What say ye?"
"I shun him."
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"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
-- E. Gary Gygax
I don't want to depress anyone or be a downer, what with this being a gaming forum, but my wife, Mary, died on Monday, May 21, at 11:15 AM after a 2-year plus fight with cancer of an unknown primary at the age of 31. She was unafraid of dying and finally let go after her liver and kidneys failed. She did try to continue fighting as her blood pressure dropped, but I was told by the doctors that there was nothing more they could do. So, I whispered in her ear and told her to go. I said that Jesus our Savior would be waiting with open arms to tell her, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Her last words to me were "I love you".
Mary was told constantly by various friends and relatives that she was always an inspiration and even to friends of friends who didnt know her personally. She always just shrugged it off and said, "Well, Im glad that this has helped other people find Jesus." Thats really all she wanted -- to share with people the strength and faith that God gives to her. Although she was constantly battling the cancer, she remained steadfast in her beliefs and thats all she ever exuded.
I want to thank everyone here that posted their encouragements and promises of thoughts and prayers. Special thanks go to one Mr. Gary Gygax who consistently was the first person to respond to my emails sent out to those who wished to have updates on Mary's condition.
I am heartened knowing she is not suffering any longer and that she and her step-mom are on "the other shore", as the hymn says -- where they are most probably listening to Elvis sing "How Great Thou Art" and "Rock-a-hula Baby".
I look forward to rejoining the various fora that I visit in due time as my mom-in-law and son are still going to Toronto next week for a vacation, like my wife wished. I thank the Trolls for their various emails of sympathy and encouragement over the last 2 years. I look forward to more gaming with my family in the future as it is a social game that can allow all of us to gather and heal as one.
Happy gaming,
Michael Gross / Zudrak
_________________
AD&D, Amish Dungeons & Dragons.
"Galstaff, ye are in a cornfield, when a moustachioed man approaches. What say ye?"
"I shun him."
-----
"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
-- E. Gary Gygax